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Higashijūjō: A Visit to Tokyo’s Little Dhaka

  • Madina Masjid Tokyo is tucked unobtrusively between local shops. (© Kumazaki Takashi)

    Madina Masjid Tokyo is tucked unobtrusively between local shops. (© Kumazaki Takashi)

  • Arif’s beef biryani. The restaurant is popular with Japanese ethnic food lovers (© Kumazaki Takashi)

    Arif’s beef biryani. The restaurant is popular with Japanese ethnic food lovers (© Kumazaki Takashi)

  • Despite the apparent clutter, Arif works magic in the kitchen, pleasing Bangladeshi and Japanese customers alike. (© Kumazaki Takashi)

    Despite the apparent clutter, Arif works magic in the kitchen, pleasing Bangladeshi and Japanese customers alike. (© Kumazaki Takashi)

  • Restaurant owner Ali Jalal serves a biryani to Rana, seated at the sheltered outdoor counter. (© Kumazaki Takashi)

    Restaurant owner Ali Jalal serves a biryani to Rana, seated at the sheltered outdoor counter. (© Kumazaki Takashi)

  • Eating curry at the mosque. The worshipers readily befriend the strange Japanese in their midst (© Kumazaki Takashi)

    Eating curry at the mosque. The worshipers readily befriend the strange Japanese in their midst (© Kumazaki Takashi)

  • Bangladeshi restaurant Prince Food Corner (© Kumazaki Takashi)

    Bangladeshi restaurant Prince Food Corner (© Kumazaki Takashi)

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